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June 30, 1936. I D, "(EDA 2,045,779

SMOKER S PIPE Filed July 17, 1934 gmww Patented June 30, 1936 UNITED STATE FATENT QFFHCE 2,045,779 SMOKERS PIPE Danji Ikeda, Torrance, Calif. Application July 1'7, 1934, Serial No. 735,587

2 Claims. (Cl. 131 -12) v This invention relates to improvements in smokers pipe which will be highly sanitary and provide for a cool, dry, smoke of comparatively low nicotine and moisture content.

An object of the invention is to provide a pipe of the character described in which saliva is prevented from entering the tobacco bowl and from being drawn back into the smokers mouth.

Another object is to provide a pipe as above noted which may be cleaned in a much more expeditious, thorough and sanitary manner, than the ordinary pipe by reason of a novel construction and arrangement in the pipe bowl, including an absorbent member which is readily removable and cleanable for further use.

The invention is characterized by other advantages and features some of which, with the foregoing will be set forth at length in the following description where I shall outline in full that form of my invention which is selected for illustration in the accompanying drawing. It is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the form shown in said drawing and described herewith, inasmuch as the invention as defined in the claims hereto appended may be embodied. in various forms.

Referring to the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional View of a pipe constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the plane of line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the absorbent member.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the plane of line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is another perspective view of a modified form of the member shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The embodiment of the pipe of this invention as shown in detail in the accompanying drawing is characterized by a bowl 6, a stem 1, a mouthpiece 8 removably fitted to the stem, a tobacco compartment or well 9, a circular absorbent disk ll! of hard baked clay or like porous stone or re fractory material, a water-proof gasket II, and a clean out plug l2.

The bowl 6 has a partition [3 therein dividing the bowl into two compartments of which the uppermost is the tobacco compartment or well 9 and the lowermost is the saliva well M. It will be noted that the stem 1 is located so that the smoke passage I5 therethru opens into the well l4 beneath the partition l3. A short passage l6 in this partition connects the tobacco compartment with the well or compartment M. To prevent plugging of this passage the bottom of the tobacco well l has small central depression or countersink from which the passage It extends.

The circular absorbent disk it has a snug fit in the compartment M and bears against the lower side of the partiton being held in place by the plug l2. The waterproof gasket H is disposed between the plug and member H] to provide a moisture proof seal.

As the absorbent member it functions to absorb the nicotine and moisture of the smoke be- 10 fore it passes from the bowl into the stem and also acts to absorb saliva which runs into the bowl from the smokers mouth, said member is constructed to present a large absorbent surface to the smoke and saliva. Consequently a pasl5 sage i8 is formed thru the center of the member Hi and alines with the passage l6 whereby smoke will pass thru to the bottom of said member. The bottom of the member H] is formed with grooves I!) which extend radially from the lower end of passage l8 to the periphery of said member ill and terminate in registration with an annular groove formed in said periphery, said annular groove registering with the pipe stem passage l5. It will now be seen that smoke will pass thru the partition passage l6 and passage it into the radial grooves l9 and from thence up thru the grooves l9 into the annular groove 29 and out thru the pipe stem and mouth piece into the smokers mouth. It should be noted that the smoke in passing thru, under and around the absorbent member is freed from moisture and nicotine and thereby cooled so that the smoke issuing from the stem is cool, dry and comparatively free of nicotine. V

It is also apparent that the absorbent disk ll! will prevent saliva from entering the tobacco well or from accumulating as a pool in the pipe bowl. Any saliva entering the well or compartment [4 will be immediately taken up by the ab- 0 sorbent block III. This prevents the sucking up by the smoker of accumulated nicotine laden saliva inasmuch as the saliva is distributed throughout the absorbent member I ll and cannot be sucked out.

When it becomes necessary to clean the pipe, the plug I2 is removed and the member Ill may be readily shaken out. It may be quickly cleaned by being baked or burned over a hot flame or by being boiled and after cleaning is ready for further use. As shown in Fig. 5 the grooves l9 may be diagonally ranged instead of cut vertically as shown in Fig. 3.

I claim:

1. In a smokers pipe, a bowl open at its upper and lower ends, a partition dividing the bowl into two compartments the upper of which is for tobacco, said partition having a smoke passage therethrough, a pipe stem extended from the bowl and having a passage therein communicating with the lowermost compartment of the bowl, a removable absorbent member within the lowermost compartment and a removable plug closing the open end of the lower compartment and holding said member against said partition, said absorbent member having a series of smoke passages and grooves in various portions thereof which passages and grooves register with the pipe stem and partition passages and a moisture proof gasket between said plug and said member, and engaged throughout with the entire opposed faces of said plug and said member, certain of the grooves in said member being cut in the face thereof which is engaged with said gasket.

2. In a smokers pipe, a bowl at its upper and lower ends, a partition dividing the bowl into two compartments the upper of which is for tobacco, said partition having, a smoke passage therethrough, a pipe stem extended from the bowl and having a passage therein communicating with the lowermost compartment of the bowl, a removable absorbent member within the lowermost compartment and a removable plug closing the open end of the lower compartment and holding said member against said partition, said absorbent member having a passage extending centrally therethrough and registering with the passage in said partition, said member having a circumferential groove registering with the pipe stem passage, and also provided with grooves extending radially from the lower end of the central passage then upwardly into said circumferential groove.

DANJI IKEDA. 

